The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has asked the Indians to leave the Kharkiv city immediately and provided a list of three settlements where they must reach by 6 PM Ukrainian time on March 2.
In the tweet, the Embassy wrote, “Urgent advisory to all Indian nationals in Kharkiv. For their safety and security, they must leave Kharkiv immediately. Proceed to Pesochin, Babaye and Bezlyudovka as soon as possible. Under all circumstances, they must reach these settlements *by 1800 hrs (Ukrainian time) today*.” They wrote the advisory in all capital letters, implying how urgent it is.
URGENT ADVISORY TO ALL INDIAN NATIONALS IN KHARKIV.
— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) March 2, 2022
FOR THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY THEY MUST LEAVE KHARKIV IMMEDIATELY.
PROCEED TO PESOCHIN, BABAYE AND BEZLYUDOVKA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES THEY MUST REACH THESE SETTLEMENTS *BY 1800 HRS (UKRAINIAN TIME) TODAY*.
Pesochin is a western suburb in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine.
Babai or Babaye is located on the right bank of the Udy in the drainage basin of the Don.
Bezlyudovka is a Russian establishment located at Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
The locations Pesochin, Babaye and Bezlyudovka are located in 3 different directions from Kharkiv and are at a distance of 11 km, 17 km and 90 km away respectively.
Around half an hour after posting the advisory on Twitter, the embassy posted another embassy, again in all capital letters. In the second advisory, the Indian Embassy said that for their own security and safety, Indians in Kharkiv must leave the city immediately. “FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND SECURITY THEY MUST LEAVE KHARKIV IMMEDIATELY REPEAT IMMEDIATELY IN THE LIGHT OF THE DETERIORATING SITUATION”, wrote the embassy, repeating the word “Immediately”.
2nd Advisory to Indian Students in Kharkiv
— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) March 2, 2022
2 March 2022.@MEAIndia @PIB_India @DDNewslive @DDNational pic.twitter.com/yOgQ8m25xh
Again asking the students to process towards Pesochyn, Babai and Bezlyudivka, the embassy said that students who can’t find vehicles or buses or waiting for trains at railway stations should proceed on foot. They informed that Pisochyn is 11 km away, Babai is 12 km away and the distance to Bezlyudivka is 16 km.
Given the urgent nature of the advisory, it seems the Indian govt has learnt from reliable sources that a major invasion at Kharkiv is going to take place tonight.
Alipov: We are activity working to provide humanitarian corridor so that people have safe passage.
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) March 2, 2022
Earlier today, Denis Alipov, Russian envoy designated to Delhi had said that the Russian authorities were in touch we the Indian government to provide safe passage to the Indian nationals stuck in Kharkiv. “We have received the Indian request for the emergency evacuation of all those stuck there via Russian territory. We are actively working to provide a humanitarian corridor so that people have safe passage,” he said.
Yesterday, all Indian nationals were asked to leave Kyiv. The evacuation efforts are in full swing. Over 12,000 Indian nationals have been evacuated under Operation Ganga from Ukraine out of which over 6,000 have already arrived in India.
